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Bailey's pov

I blinked.

My heart dropped.

My stomach twisted.

I felt nauseas.

This was not how I planned to have Mira know about me and her brother. This was not how I dreamed things would go.

A twist of fear curled in my belly, making the nauseating feeling worsen. " I-

I swallowed, nervously looking over at Kaleb who shot me a confused look, silently asking me what's going on. I cannot respond to him, neither do I know how to.

" Mira-

I don't finish my words, Mirabella cut through them like a sharp sword slashing through skin, wounding me deeper than I thought was possible. " Save your excuses, I saw you two. I guess Juliet was right about you used me to get to my brother."

My throat burned and my eyes too. I blinked, trying to keep my tears at bay, ashamed to even cry in front of a worried Kaleb.

" Mira," my lower lip wobbled as I tore my eyes away from Kaleb's and look at my house. In the distance, just standing in the middle of the open window to my room stood Mira. Her